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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
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- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 1367
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Conflict in Iran: What Does it Mean for the U.S.?
The U.S. drone strike that killed Major General Qassim Suleimani has heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Middle East. This week, Iraq’s Parliament voted to remove 5,000 U.S. forces from the …
00:15:57 |
Thu 09 Jan 2020
How Ridesharing Adds Value to Your Life
Not everything about ridesharing is negative. Riders are making friends, learning about their community and even getting job leads, all from the back seat of their Uber or Lyft. Wharton Management Pr…
00:14:06 |
Thu 02 Jan 2020
What to Expect from Retail in 2020 and Beyond
Retail isn’t all store closings and bankruptcies. Legacy retailers and direct-to-consumer startups alike are transforming their businesses through innovative technology, partnerships and more. Wharto…
00:19:27 |
Thu 26 Dec 2019
Does Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax Add Up?
Wharton Professor Kent Smetters discusses the Penn Wharton Budget Model's analysis of Senator Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax. They found that Warren's proposal would shrink the economy between .09 and…
00:19:22 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
At What Age are Entrepreneurs Most Successful?
Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates founded their pathbreaking companies when they were still in their teens. Steve Jobs founded Apple at 21. Their stories, which get a lot of media attention, have many b…
00:10:55 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
NFL Season Preview with Josh Hermsmeyer
Josh Hermsmeyer, Writer for FiveThirtyEight and Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analytics, joins hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Wyner to discuss …
00:22:20 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
Safi Bahcall, pysicist and biotech entrepreneur, joins host Harbir Singh on Mastering Innovation to discuss his book “Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Trans…
00:18:37 |
Wed 04 Sep 2019
A Look at the Recent Federal Interest Rate Decrease
Patrick Harker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and a former Wharton dean, joins Mukul Pandya of Knowledge@Wharton to discuss the July 2019 decrease of the Federal Interest Rate…
00:33:22 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Nir Eyal has been dubbed "The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology" by the MIT Technology Review. Nir joins host Americus Reed to discuss his best-selling book on consumer behavior "Hooked: How to Bui…
00:28:56 |
Wed 21 Aug 2019
Barometer of Fear: An Insider’s Account of Rogue Trading and the Greatest Banking Scandal in History
Alexis Stenfors joins host Dan Loney on Knowledge@Wharton to discuss how he went from being a currency trader at Merrill Lynch in London to being banned from trading after he tried to cover up huge m…
00:24:39 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
The Art of Deep Listening
Despite the fact that 55% of our time is spent listening, deep listening is a skill that only 2% of people really grasp. Oscar Trimboli, Professional speaker, mentor, and author, joins hosts Peter Ca…
00:28:13 |
Wed 07 Aug 2019
Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats
Many security experts believe that the next world war will most likely involve cyberspace. Considering the numbers of hacks and cyber attacks we read about in the news, as well as attacks that impact…
00:23:16 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Revolutionizing the Customer Support Industry with Helpshift
Consumers today have a strong preference for messaging as their primary mode of communication. Helpshift has designed an intelligent customer service platform around providing B2C brands with the mos…
00:45:48 |
Wed 24 Jul 2019
The Importance of Diversity in Corporate Boards
A report published by the Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD) and Deloitte, "Missing Pieces", shows that the number of women and minorities on boards at Fortune 500 companies was at an all-time high i…
00:52:20 |
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Losing the Race Against Climate Change
There is currently a race between the Earth’s rapidly warming temperature and humans discovering ways to fight and adapt to climate change. Jeremy Grantham, Chief Investment Strategist and Chairman o…
00:28:52 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
How to Pay Off 4 Common Forms of Debt
Janet Alvarez, Executive Editor of Wisebread and an anchor for WHYY/ NPR, joins host Prof Kent Smetters to discuss her recent Wisebread article called “How to Pay Off These 4 Types of Debt”, includin…
00:16:02 |
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour - Palliative Healthcare
When people find out they have a serious illness, it’s natural that they think of doing whatever it takes to prolong their lives. But the very methods of prolonging life sometimes means more pain and…
00:25:09 |
Thu 27 Jun 2019
A Look into the Food Delivery Industry
How often do you order delivery for a meal? According to data from research firm NPD Group Inc. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, around 82 percent of meals were prepared at home last year, whi…
00:22:28 |
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Leading Authentically
Dr. Rebecca Newton, Organizational and Social Psychologist and Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, joins hosts Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss he…
00:51:31 |
Wed 12 Jun 2019
Genetic Therapy with Bluebird Bio
Business Radio Special: Host Joey Zwillinger, Wharton Alum and Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Allbirds, talks with Nick Leschly, CEO of Bluebird Bio, about their mission to heal people on a genetic level with …
00:53:05 |
Wed 05 Jun 2019
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